Malaysia Declares June 19 Terengganu Public Holiday

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kuala Terengganu) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of Malaysia's State of Terengganu, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said, has announced that the State of Terengganu had declared Sunday, June 19, 2011, as a public holiday to celebrate the state victory in Saturday's FA Cup finals. [full story]

Malaysia Declares State Public Holiday Tomorrow

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kota Baharu) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The State Secretary to Malaysia's State of Kelantan, Datuk Aiseri Alias, has announced that tomorrow, Sunday, June 12, 2011, would be a one-off State public holiday in conjunction with tonight's FA Cup final between Kelantan and Terengganu. [full story]

Ukraine Regional Public Holiday In June 2012

Sources: Львівська міська рада (Lvov) and Ukraine bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The City Council of Ukraine's western city of Lviv (Lvov) has announced plans to declare a non-working public holiday on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, the one European Football Championship 2012 game which will fall on a weekday. [full story]

India Declares April 2 CWC Public Holiday

Sources: The Times of India (Mumbai) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). As had been expected, the government of the Indian State of Maharashtra has declared a special public holiday for Mumbai city on Saturday, April 2, 2011, on the date of the CWC final game between India and Sri Lanka. [full story]

Pakistan Considering March 30 CWC Public Holiday

Sources: The Daily Times (Karachi) and Pakistani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Pakistan's Federal Interior Secretary, Chaudhry Qamar Zaman, has sent a recommendation that a one-off public holiday be declared on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, on account of the cricket semi-final between Pakistan and India on that date. [full story]

India Considering April 2 CWC Public Holiday

Sources: The Hindu (New Delhi) and Indian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Chief Minister of India's State of Maharashtra (which includes Mumbai), Prithviraj Chavan, has announced that the state government is considering declaring Saturday, April 2, 2011, as a special one-off state public holiday, to allow the people of Mumbai the opportunity to watch the upcoming finals of the Cricket World Cup (CWC). [full story]

Bangladesh Declares March 14 WC Public Holiday

Sources: bdnews24 (Dhaka) and Bangladeshi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Bangladesh has announced that Monday, March 14, 2011, had been declared another one-off public holiday on account of the Cricket World Cup match between Bangladesh and the Netherlands on that day. [full story]

Bangladesh Reduces February 17 Public Holiday

Sources: The Independent Online (Dhaka) and Bangladesh bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Bangladesh has announced that the previously announced February 17 public holiday would begin at 2pm (14:00 local time) rather than last the entire day. [full story]

Bangladesh Considering WC Public Holidays

Sources: bdnews24 (Dhaka) and Bangladeshi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bangladesh's home minister, Shahara Khatun, has announced that the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) had proposed to the government that it declare various one-off public holidays during the upcoming World Cup "to ensure smooth traffic movement". [full story]

Malaysia Declares January 2 KTN Public Holiday

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Kota Baru) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malaysia's State of Kelantan has declared an additional one-off state public holiday on Sunday, January 2, 2011, to commemorate Malaysia's victory in the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, last night. [full story]

Malaysia Declares December 31 Public Holiday

Sources: Bernama News Agency (Jakarta) and Malaysian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, has declared Friday, December 31, 2010, as a one-off national public holiday. [full story]